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  So This Is What It Sounded Like ... November 22, 2010
Written by Squonkamatic
I’m a lifelong devotee of the Frippertronics process and had only read about his echo box/delay setup used for this period of Fripp solo. It’s definitely not Frippertronics nor the Soundscape approach but something else about halfway between. No, scratch that, it’s a totally different approach than either, and completely not what I had expected.
Those in search of droning Star Trek guitar tape loop constructions will find themselves sitting with their head at an odd angle & an inquisitive look on their faces. In part because unlike a Revox era loop piece (even with solo) there’s a kind of fluidity to the piece that never sits still. As far as describing it, imagine his Roland rhythm guitar contribution to "What Kind Of Man Reads Playboy?" set on repeat with improvisation over & under, rinsed and repeated for half an hour until the signal degrades into digital noise. Interesting ...
It’s also proof that the Artist has never been satisfied with coming up with an effective formula and repeating himself for very long, even if the results come off a bit awkward on first listening. Then again I didn’t get pieces like "An Index Of Metals" or even "Ladies Of The Road" for months/years after first hearing them, eventually encountering an "Ohh yeah, OK!" moment somewhere along the line which confirmed they were classics.
And that’s why I’m especially delighted to have this piece: Many years of re-listenings & contemplation ahead, trying to figure out what the deal is here. Hearing the Revox era Frippertronics shows on here has been an orgy of wish-fulfillment, but to my ears is something truly new and striking that will require some attention, and as such is perhaps even more useful.
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Elegant and beautiful. Mon., Jul 18, 2011
Posted by: Mouxie
Just gorgeous. I love Anne Laplantine’s work for similar reasons as I adore this, but of course her work leverages on digital cut-ups, whereas this just spills out, all in the moment, making it Read more
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So This Is What It Sounded Like ... Mon., Nov 22, 2010
Posted by: Squonkamatic
I’m a lifelong devotee of the Frippertronics process and had only read about his echo box/delay setup used for this period of Fripp solo. It’s definitely not Frippertronics nor the Soundscape approach but something else about halfway Read more
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Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom July 18, 1985
Posted by: melvinbcollins
This music is timely for me @ priceless.In 1980 a friend of mine named charley gawlak @ I often wondered when music like this would be available I want to say thank u to robert frippfor this Read more
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musicality Wed., May 19, 2010
Posted by: mjboyce
This is very interesting musically on its own, and likewise interesting historically in the context of Fripp solo work/performances. The guitar sound is not like Frippertronics or pre 75 Crimson. Sometimes it is like it is in League of Read more
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A Lovely Piece Sun., Mar 28, 2010
Posted by: dshoemaker
This is a lovely and delicate piece. It reminds me a bit of the tone poems on Eno’s Another Green World. As a previous reviewer noted, this piece varies from the Frippertronics/Soundscapes approaches we may have heard more Read more
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Interesting Snapshot Wed., Mar 24, 2010
Posted by: MarkSullivan
As others have said, this really doesn’t sound like either Frippertronics or Soundscapes. Both of them usually involve shifting harmonies and rhythms due to the looping Read more
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How strange the change! Wed., Mar 24, 2010
Posted by: AndyFox
I used to listen to Piccadilly Radio (261AM) growing up through the 1980’s & whilst I don’t remember hearing this when it would have been broadcast, at that time I would have switched it off without Read more
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Buy it now Tue., Mar 23, 2010
Posted by: jhessel
This is a beautiful piece of music
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gorgeous Tue., Mar 23, 2010
Posted by: lanzarishi
..as usual. It reminds me somewhat, of a piece on SABB, with a different effect of course but it has that familiar quality to it. For a buck I would download RF Read more
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The Missing Link? Mon., Mar 22, 2010
Posted by: DeVito
Or one missing link, anyway. I’ve wondered how Frippertronics transformed into Soundscapes; this seems like an early step in the process. Kind of an odd set of sounds -- doesn’t have the focus and intensity of Frippertronics, nor Read more
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